Micro 15+16 - Toilets, brain worms + TB

Question 1

how many deaths per year caused by malaria?

Answer 1

1 million

Question 2

which infectious disease has the highest mortality?

Answer 2

TB

Question 3

WHICH 3 COUNTRIES HAVE MOST MDR-TB?

Answer 3

India
China
Russia

Question 4

What investigative method do the WHO recommend for diagnosing XDR-TB?

Answer 4

LPA (laryngopharyngeal aspirate) –> Culture

Question 5

role of serology testing in TB?

Answer 5

NON EXISTENT

Question 6

what is the most common cause of adult onset seizures in the western world?

Answer 6

Brain worms (Taenia solium)

Question 7

what % of the world’s population has latent TB?

Answer 7

1/4

Question 8

CT scan findings in brain worms

Answer 8

NO midline shift (chronic)
cystic membrane + fluid level
white = calcification

Question 9

causative agent for cysticercosis

Answer 9

Taenia solium

Question 10

common host for Taenia solium?

Answer 10

Pigs –> pork tapeworms cysts

Question 11

which specific cyst is the most common cause of adult-onset seizures?

Answer 11

Neurocysticercosis

Question 12

what are brain worms caused by?

Answer 12

Ingestion of tapeworm EGGS

Question 13

What does ingestion of cysts from undercooked pork develop into?

Answer 13

INTESTINAL TAPEWORMS

Question 14

MANAGEMENT of neurocysticercosis?

Answer 14

anticonvulsants + cystocidal drugs (albendazole + praziquantel) + steroids to inhibit a massive inflammatory response

Question 15

management of hydrocephalus

Answer 15

VP shunt